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General Biology at Calvin University

What traits are you looking for in a biology school? To help you decide if Calvin University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biology program.

Calvin is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and approximately 3,307 students attend the school each year. Of the 942 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Calvin University in 2021, 36 of them were general biology majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

Calvin General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Calvin General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at Calvin compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at Calvin is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Biology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best General Biology Schools 423
Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 588
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How Much Do Biology Graduates from Calvin Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Calvin is $20,716. This is less than $27,253, which is the national average of all biology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Biology Student Demographics at Calvin

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Calvin University.

Calvin General Biology Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 36 biology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Calvin, about 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Calvin since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Calvin are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Calvin University with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 25
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Calvin also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Calvin University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers 24,130 $62,950
Medical Scientists 2,550 $67,960
Natural Sciences Managers 1,570 $113,840
Biological Science Professors 1,240 $91,770
Biological Scientists 450 $75,110

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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